Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
La mia carbonara se la sognano…
English translation:
They only wish they could have my carbonara
Added to glossary by
Louise Etheridge
Nov 1, 2010 13:49
13 yrs ago
Italian term
La mia carbonara se la sognano…
Italian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Prose
Jill sta imparando qualche ricetta ‘mediterranea’ ma dalle sue parti vanno avanti a wurstel e patatine! La mia carbonara se la sognano…
Is the writer making a joke of this. 'My carbonara makes her dream about them' (i.e. the wurstel and chips), because it's so bad?
I'd appreciate any thoughts on this.
Best wishes
Louise
Is the writer making a joke of this. 'My carbonara makes her dream about them' (i.e. the wurstel and chips), because it's so bad?
I'd appreciate any thoughts on this.
Best wishes
Louise
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | They only wish they could have my carbonara |
David Russi
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| 4 | They only taste my spaghetti alla carbonara in their dreams |
Tom in London
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
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They only wish they could have my carbonara
One way of putting it
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Note added at 32 mins (2010-11-01 14:22:20 GMT)
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or make...
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Note added at 32 mins (2010-11-01 14:22:20 GMT)
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or make...
Peer comment(s):
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BdiL
: Dass rite! (but I prefer amatriciana!). Maurizio
1 day 21 hrs
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Thanks!
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Simo Blom
3 days 16 hrs
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Thanks!
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Aurora Ghelfi
: :)
4 days
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Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks again for your input David!"
12 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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227
They only taste my spaghetti alla carbonara in their dreams
try this
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Note added at 28 mins (2010-11-01 14:17:45 GMT)
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The important thing is not that the writer cooks a great carbonara but that those other people can only taste it in their dreams.
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Note added at 28 mins (2010-11-01 14:17:45 GMT)
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The important thing is not that the writer cooks a great carbonara but that those other people can only taste it in their dreams.
Note from asker:
| Many thanks Tom. Do you think I could say 'nothing compares to my spaghetti carbonara'? or 'I cook a mean carbonara', something like that? Many thanks, Lilly. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: not necessarily spaghetti though.
8 mins
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I'm saying spaghetti because the non-Italian reader who perhaps knows nothing about Italian food might not have any idea what "alla carbonara" means.
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Discussion
Many thanks, Lilly